Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023 — 3.11%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.

2023 3.11% +0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 97of 192
Period maximum 3.55%2021
Period minimum 1.8%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–20231.522.533.542000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.01%2001: 1.92%2002: 1.93%2003: 2.1%2004: 2.16%2005: 2.22%2006: 2.23%2007: 2.08%2008: 1.8%2009: 1.97%2010: 1.96%2011: 1.92%2012: 1.97%2013: 1.92%2014: 1.95%2015: 1.94%2016: 2.18%2017: 2.19%2018: 2.25%2019: 2.56%2020: 3.05%2021: 3.55%2022: 2.9%2023: 3.11%
Change over the period: +1.1 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.11%
World 6.14%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.11 +0.21 pp
2022 2.9 −0.64 pp
2021 3.55 +0.5 pp
2020 3.05 +0.49 pp
2019 2.56 +0.31 pp
2018 2.25 +0.06 pp
2017 2.19 +0.01 pp
2016 2.18 +0.24 pp
2015 1.94 −0.01 pp
2014 1.95 +0.02 pp
2013 1.92 −0.04 pp
2012 1.97 +0.05 pp
2011 1.92 −0.04 pp
2010 1.96 −0.01 pp
2009 1.97 +0.18 pp
2008 1.8 −0.29 pp
2007 2.08 −0.15 pp
2006 2.23 +0.01 pp
2005 2.22 +0.06 pp
2004 2.16 +0.06 pp
2003 2.1 +0.17 pp
2002 1.93 +0.01 pp
2001 1.92 −0.09 pp
2000 2.01

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.